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An eager dad has found the ultimate way of getting his children to eat breakfast – by creating toast JENGA. Dad-of-two Wayne Stephenson, 41, stacks his soldiers like wooden bricks used in the popular game to get his daughters Kesinee, three, and one-year-old Elania to eat the most important meal of the day.

Apparently a recent study has revealed that one in four women are addicted to shopping. Research into 2000 women revealed that 45 per cent of UK females said they get a genuine rush of excitement when they purchase new clothes, shoes and accessories and a third said that nothing beats the buzz of strutting out of a shop swinging a bag full of new purchases.

Two thirds of men would be happy to be a stay-at-home dad, a study has revealed. Despite mums traditionally dealing with the majority of childcare, three quarters of men say they would be happy to quit work during their son or daughter’s first year so that their partner can return to their job, instead of taking the usual period of maternity leave.

As parents, we need to realize that kids must be engaged in creative and healthy activities right from the start so that they can incorporate many skills and grow into confident individuals. It is important for us to identify what activities or hobbies is the child inclined towards and try to hone that particular skill in him/her. Photography is one of the better hobby options for your kids and is something which can turn into a lifelong passion as well. Photography is infact one of the rare hobbies which one can take up at any age. By having a camera of their own, kids love to feel like adults and become more responsible as well.

We used to say it with flowers — but now the true sign of modern love is a change in Facebook status from ‘single’ to ‘in a relationship’, according to new research. A survey asking 2,000 adults about the modern signs of true love found a massive 64 per cent said updating on social media makes a new relationship ‘official’.